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WILLIAM G. HULL, or SING SING, NEWIYORK Laim Patent No. 88,961, zaad mi 13, 1869.

IMPRovED HARNESS-SADDLE..

The Scheduleeferred to in these Letters Patent'and making part of the lamo- To'all whom it may concern:

Bc it known that I, WILLIAM G.HULL, of Sing Sing, in the county of Westchester, State of 'New York, have invented a new and improved Harness-Saddle; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and

.exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing, forming'part of this specication, in which drawing- Figure 1 is a plan'of a harness-saddle containing my improvement.

'Figure 2 is a-vertical section in the plane ofthe line :as-x.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

Ihis invention relates to harness-saddles, and consists in an improved lmethod of constructing the same, the usual jockey being dispensed with, a backbandand loop being substituted therefor, in such a manner as to improve and simplify the construction of the saddle, and lessen its cost.

The letter A designates a saddle of the style -called eXpress-saddle;

The letter B designates the tenets, which I combine with my improvement in the manner hereinafter described;. and

G designates the saddle-aps, beneath which, according to the usual construction, the usual jockey is These fastening-devices consist of the terrets B, andl also of the screws F, the latter going through the arms c of the loops, and being secured, on the under side of the saddle-frame, by nuts d.

The shanks of the terrets have screw-threads formed on them, and said shanks are passed through the loopheads b, and through the' saddle-flaps, `and into locking-nuts Gr, which vare received in openings H,made inthe parts'of the saddle-frame beneath theframe of the loop-heads b, as is shown in the drawing, said nuts G having elongated ilanges I on'opposite sides, which are received between ledges J IJ ,formed on theinner surface'of thesaddleframe, inl such a manner as to hold the nuts G in place,and prevent themfrom turn,- ing, while the terret-Shanks are being -screwcd into them.

The terrets have washers K about their shanks, which rest on the saddle-flaps, and give steadiness to the terrets, and give them a finished appearance.'

From the bows of the loop's'E, I suspend the backbauds L, by means of which connections are made with the thills orshafts of a vehicle, or with other parts, which are to be hung upon or connected to the saddle.

I sometimes, also,- modify the construction of the loop, by attaching a link upon and 'around the bow a, and then attaching the backband to the link.

My invention simplilies the construction of the sad-k dle, and lessens its cost, and improves it in severalpartioulars, one of which is that the backband' and its appurtenances are exposed to. view,` and are uponv the outside of the saddle, and outside of the saddle-nap, where they can be easily manipulated, Whereas, the jockey appliance is beneath the flaps, which must be raised iu order to reach the jockey. Another advantage is, that by means of my loop for supporting the backband, I not only secure the terret easily and simply, but use the terret for the purpose of securing the backband and loop tothe saddle-frame.

Having thus described my invention,

Whatl claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

` The loop E, constructed and arranged upon a harness-saddle in conjunction with the terret B, substantially as described. l K

ThisA specification signed by me, this 12th day of February, 1869.

W. Gr. HULL. Witnesses:

W. HAUFF, Ennnscn F. KASTENHUBER. 

